Ok. This chapter sums up a lot about what is to happen if Sora and Riku intertwine with Cloud and Leon's storyline. I like it, but it's up to you…
Leon: Games And Gunfire
God. Now where had he gone? Mental note: buy a leash on the way home. Oh wait…I do believe I just saw him take off in the general direction of the dance machine. What a surprise…
"Hey Leon! Check it out!"
Check you out more like…
I ignored Mr. Pervert in my mind and headed over to the dance machine. Cloud was stood next to a very beautiful girl. Her figure was slender, and her fingers tapered. Her hair was whipped back into a loose ponytail; I'm assuming that she had done that to stop the hair falling into her face. Her eyes were hazel, the nice kind that sparked when she smiled. They were framed by heavy eyelashes that occasionally fluttered. She was beautiful.
She's flirting with him…
'Nah, he isn't. She's just being nice, and he's just being his usual friendly self.'
Is that why she's touching his hand affectionately…?
No. my left eye did NOT just twitch…
Well, if she wanted to play that way… I wanted to join in.
I walked over to the space beside Cloud's side of the dance machine and waited for their 'friendly' conversation to end.
"Leon? Can I play with Tifa? She thinks she's better than me!"
I smirked and tossed him a pound coin. Cloud was awesome on the dance machine. I'd bought him an entire dance platform for his Birthday (Thank the god's for extra pay) and he'd never been off it. Everyday I'd come home and find him stomping away on that thing. Not that I minded. I was glad he loved it.
Anyway. Back in the present, Cloud was currently selecting a song. As he selected his favourite song, 'End Of The Century', Tifa looked shocked. Catching her shocked look, he quickly stepped back and selected the same song on standard mode. He then pressed play, and the game began.
Whilst Cloud was doing his thing, I looked around, spotting a darts stand. And wait, what was that my grey eyes spied? Low and behold… it was a RAINBOW CAREBEAR!
I cast one glance back at the blonde, before approaching the man over the counter and asking for a dart.
"Ya git five f'r a p'und."
I assumed that meant, you get five for a pound…
FIVE! Like hell I needed five!
"Just one."
He shrugged. I picked up the dart. It was old, that much I could tell from the way the paint was cracked and the feathers were split.
I just hoped it was sharp enough to stick in the damn board…
I took aim and felt a familiar arm slip around my waist. I couldn't keep the smirk from my face.
I concentrated…
Cloud…
I aimed…
Cloud…
I fired…
"LEON!"
I smirked again.
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"I shall call her Celeste! I shall never stop loving her! She is the cutest thing in the world!"
I glared.
"Uh…apart from you… you know I love you…with all my heart…right? RIGHT! Thank you soooo much!"
He flung himself at my waist, before standing on his tiptoes and giving my pale cheek a soft kiss.
"Heya Cloud. Good game. Uh…is this your brother?"
Cloud's hand found its way into mine. I sensed trouble. She looked…that way…
"No Tifa. This is Leon. He's my boyfriend."
Silence.
Her face was a picture of shocked disappointment and hidden shame. Her eyes lost some of their shine and her smile fragmented.
"You're gay?"
I looked away. This conversation was one which Cloud wouldn't be able to understand. He looked at her and nodded.
She smiled. I mean, fuck, I didn't see that one coming.
"Cool…where do you guys live?"
Cloud smiled. "We have a several houses…it's what you get from earning a lot of money…" I couldn't stop myself. "You're ok with that?" I blurted out. She smiled and moved her coat from her bag. Amongst all her band badges and worn out pins was a badge that read, 'I support boy love'. I chuckled. Cloud poked at it before treating her with a closed eyed grin. I ruffled his hair, when his eyes flew open.
"What's the ma…?"
"Down."
His brow set in a hard line, and his eyes deadly. He spoke with defiance. I'd never seen him like this…except…
"What?"
"GET DOWN!"
We were thrown behind a slot machine in seconds. Looking down I saw that Cloud had returned to his child like self. He clutched the arm of his bear, and my arm, eyes wide with fear and fright. I turned to Tifa, only to see her led on her stomach. To anyone else, she could have been asleep, or unconscious, but I knew she was dead. A gaping wound was visible in her left temple. I breathed heavily. Who would be shooting at us?
I ducked as more slot machines caught fire, blazing in the eyes of the wounded, the maimed, and dead. I strained to hear voices.
"Search it, then torch it."
No. it couldn't be…
"Leon?" I looked down at Cloud.
"When I saw move, run to the fire exit…kay?"
"Kay."
"MOVE!"
We ran for it. I felt the tip of a sharp steel bullet graze my shoulder, but I couldn't stop now. I heard Cloud cry out, so I reached back for his hand. With the other, I brutally smashed open the fire exit.
I pushed Cloud behind a group of trash cans and pulled out my gunblade. As long as Cloud stayed safe, I couldn't care less.
"We'll wait here until it calms down. They'll have soldiers out front." I stopped when I noticed he was crying.
"What's wrong?" He looked up at me with eyes that made me melt. There were was past puppy dog eyes. They were…something else… He touched my cheek before sobbing into my chest.
"Celeste…"
I looked around. She was gone. I was stunned. A young girl had just been slaughtered in front of his eyes, and he was worried about a stuffed toy?
Maybe he was ignoring the fact that he had seen anything. That was like Cloud. Maybe that's why he was always so carefree. That and he had no memories…
"Shhh…I'll get her for you…"
He touched my hand. He slumped against the wall, and I stood.
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There she was. I reached under the split pool table and rummaged in the debris until I found a fluffy arm.
I also felt something else. Like cold steel, pushed against my scalp.
I turned, spinning bear and gunblade around as I did so, only to be blocked. No ordinary soldier could have done that.
"Sephiroth…"
We'd been found.
HAHAHA! I was going to be mega mega evil and end it here! But.. ah well… here's the rest of the chapter…
He was exactly as I remembered. His silver hair cascaded over his broad shoulders and his eyes glowed, piercing my weak gaze. He held a long slender sword in one, and an empty gun in the other, which he idly tossed aside.
"Leon…It's been a while…"
"That's Squall…"
"Ah yes. Although, if I remember clearly, you didn't mind being called that in my ranks…"
I gritted my teeth.
"Ah…but you choose to run away…no? like rats desert a sinking ship…I've never seen you move so fast in your life."
"Leon?"
Shit. I saw him in the doorway, looking cautiously over at Sephiroth and me.
"Get out of here Cloud…"
That raised an eyebrow on Sephiroth's face. "So this is Cloud? How much you have grown and changed child…"
Fuck fuck fuck. Now Cloud would ask questions.
"Don't listen to him Cloud!"
As Sephiroth turned to speak to Cloud, I took my chance.
Skidding behind a row of slot machines, I kicked one towards the General, and as he jumped to clear it, I struck out with the gunblade, harshly slashing his chest. He staggered, and I ran. You don't fight Sephiroth and live. Rule number 1.
I grabbed Cloud and dragged him into the car park. We jumped into the car, and I fumbled with the keys, my hands shaking. I looked across at Cloud. He was passed out in the passenger seat.
Cloud's Dream (normal POV)
The blonde rased his head as much as he could, watching the General speak to the brunette boy.
"Don't ever question it."
"But sir…"
SMACK.
No more questions were asked.
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A soft voice whispered in his ear, and I soft hand touched his.
"Don't worry, everything will be alright…"
He cried again.
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"Say it!"
It was impossible, as his head was dunked in a pool of icy water. As his breath slipped away, his mind caved in.
Yet somewhere, a voice told him to hold on. Something, or someone, was worth living for.
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The time changed. A brunette sat beside him, though he was crying.
A rumble came from behind.
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A hand reached through the flames. A hand, soft and shaking, like an angel caught in a wire net.
Why couldn't he see their face?
End.
I watched his eyelids flutter. I wondered, would he be able to figure it all out from his dreams? Would he forgive me for keeping it from him? And if he did understand it all, what would change between us?
I held my head in one hand, pinching the bridge of my nose in thought.
And even as the rain began to fall, it wasn't enough of a distraction. The thoughts kept coming back.
I had wanted things to stay perfect forever. Letting my hand fall form my face to the bear, I placed it behind Cloud's slung arm. Maybe I was asking for too much. I didn't know anymore. I just wanted it to end. I wanted me and Cloud to be able to look forward to our future together, and not live in the dark depths of our past, haunted by memories that clung to our silence.
When would it end?
Not much to say on this chapter.
This was supposed to come before the last chapter, but I thought this was would go better. Hope you like it. I at least hope that some of you have figured out what's going on.
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Dum dum dum…
Shadow's perdy collar!...Riku touched it…
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